Orlando to Key West
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From: north of Daytona
RE: Orlando to Key West
oRLANDO...... take hwy 528 (beachline toll)....see Cocoa bEACH (for whatever reason)...
get on I-95..........follow signs to the keys (ride 95 mph through Miami).
 \\; Enjoy the Keys.
get on I-95..........follow signs to the keys (ride 95 mph through Miami).
 \\; Enjoy the Keys.
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From: north of Daytona
RE: Orlando to Key West
fORGOT.....
South of Cocoa near Melbourne On US 1 is a Harley dealer (space coast Harley buy a T-shirt.
also a Dealer in Palm Coast.....one in Stuart.......one in Boca Raton (t-shirts.no bikes),
 \\;a dealer also in Ft. Lauderdale on US 1.....next door to an ALE HOUSE.)
South of Cocoa near Melbourne On US 1 is a Harley dealer (space coast Harley buy a T-shirt.
also a Dealer in Palm Coast.....one in Stuart.......one in Boca Raton (t-shirts.no bikes),
 \\;a dealer also in Ft. Lauderdale on US 1.....next door to an ALE HOUSE.)
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Riverview, Florida
RE: Orlando to Key West
If you plan on riding this time of year you better BRING RAIN GEAR or allow plenty of time inthe event you need to pull over to wait for a storm to pass through! \\; The flash storms this time of year are pretty heavy. \\;
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
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From: Celebration, FL
RE: Orlando to Key West
Consider a toll pass (www.sunpass.com) if you decide on the Turnpike. \\; It will end up costing more because you have to buy the transponder, $25, but being stuck at a tollbooth \\;under the searing sun, with a hot engine cooking below you makes the investment worth it.
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From: KMHT KFMY
RE: Orlando to Key West
Forget picking up in one place and dropping off in another.. It might work for car rentals with a national company who will charge you a pretty penny for the service, but it isn't happening with bikes.
I have never ridden in Florida, I keep saying I am going to come down for a summer vacation and bring my bikes, but my friends over on the ZRX owners association boards have told me several times DON'T DO IT.
I guess there are these huge winged creatures called "love bugs" that saturate the air and when they go SPLAT! they make quite the mess. I have seen pictures of bikes that have gone on distance rides in the summer and they and the rider were covered in dead bugs.
Also the humidity and thunder storms that seem to pop up every afternoon are a consideration.
Rental cars are cheap, and if you can expense it off to the company I'd sugest you drive to Miami, park the cage, rent a couple of baggers, with a supply of Novus plastic cleaner for the windshield, do your trip out to the Keys without the fatique of the Orlando to Miami ride, enjoy the sights, then \\; ride back to Miami, hop in your rental cage and get to MIA or MCO to fly home.
This is just one mans uninformed opinion, your mileage may vary
I have never ridden in Florida, I keep saying I am going to come down for a summer vacation and bring my bikes, but my friends over on the ZRX owners association boards have told me several times DON'T DO IT.
I guess there are these huge winged creatures called "love bugs" that saturate the air and when they go SPLAT! they make quite the mess. I have seen pictures of bikes that have gone on distance rides in the summer and they and the rider were covered in dead bugs.
Also the humidity and thunder storms that seem to pop up every afternoon are a consideration.
Rental cars are cheap, and if you can expense it off to the company I'd sugest you drive to Miami, park the cage, rent a couple of baggers, with a supply of Novus plastic cleaner for the windshield, do your trip out to the Keys without the fatique of the Orlando to Miami ride, enjoy the sights, then \\; ride back to Miami, hop in your rental cage and get to MIA or MCO to fly home.
This is just one mans uninformed opinion, your mileage may vary
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From: Florida
RE: Orlando to Key West
ORIGINAL: Neggy ZRXOA 5248
I have never ridden in Florida, I keep saying I am going to come down for a summer vacation and bring my bikes, but my friends over on the ZRX owners association boards have told me several times DON'T DO IT.
I guess there are these huge winged creatures called "love bugs" that saturate the air and when they go SPLAT! they make quite the mess. I have seen pictures of bikes that have gone on distance rides in the summer and they and the rider were covered in dead bugs.
Also the humidity and thunder storms that seem to pop up every afternoon are a consideration.
I have never ridden in Florida, I keep saying I am going to come down for a summer vacation and bring my bikes, but my friends over on the ZRX owners association boards have told me several times DON'T DO IT.
I guess there are these huge winged creatures called "love bugs" that saturate the air and when they go SPLAT! they make quite the mess. I have seen pictures of bikes that have gone on distance rides in the summer and they and the rider were covered in dead bugs.
Also the humidity and thunder storms that seem to pop up every afternoon are a consideration.